Wave energy and the European transmission system

Conference paper (2022)

Authors

F. Delgado Elizundia Hydraulic Engineering
G. Lavidas Offshore Engineering - CEG
K. Blok Energy and Industry
Research Group
Offshore Engineering (CEG) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2022 F. Delgado Elizundia, G. Lavidas, K. Blok
DOI
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https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003360773-3
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Published Date

2022

Language

English

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Faculty

Civil Engineering & Geosciences

Department

Hydraulic Engineering

Research Group

Offshore Engineering

Abstract

Many questions remain regarding the exploitation of wave energy and its interaction with our energy systems. Particularly about their likely role in future multi-renewable power systems, given the resource’s abundance, predictability, and high energy density. The objective of this paper is to present the expansion of the renewable energy capabilities of an open-source dynamic energy system model with novel wave energy converters subroutines paired with high-resolution metocean from the ERA5. The expansion allows for the model to assess the wave energy technical resource across Europe’s coastlines; Estimate the renewable wave energy capacity potential; Derive renewable wave generation availability time series of different devices; And consider wave energy technologies in a power flow optimization of the European transmission grid. It establishes the basis to perform future exploratory investigations of wave energy converters under a high renewable European electricity grid.